Clients on Upwork are billed as follows
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2025 11:00 am
Here's a list of how Upwork makes money:
Freelancers
Customers
Others
Freelancers
It charges service fees to freelancers based on the type of client they work with. Clients are divided into:
Non-Enterprise Clients: For this type of client, Upwork charges the freelancer a sliding scale fee based physician data on the non-enterprise client’s lifetime earnings. Any contract is considered: hourly, fixed price, or projects from the project catalog. The service fee is charged as follows:
20% – $500 and below
10% – $500.01 to $10,000
5% – $10,000 and above
Enterprise Clients: In this category, Upwork negotiates individual contracts with these companies on a case-by-case basis.
The service charge for Enterprise contracts is a flat rate of 10%. Customer profiles are identified as Enterprise customers by a badge.
Customers
$14.99 per month subscription fee for Upwork Plus customers;
Custom pricing based on the level of service needed for Upwork Enterprise clients.
For Payroll Services, 23% is deducted from the employee's salary – 10% for Upwork and 13% for payroll costs;
Payments made by all customers are subject to a mandatory 3% fee to cover administration and payment processing costs.
Freelancers
Customers
Others
Freelancers
It charges service fees to freelancers based on the type of client they work with. Clients are divided into:
Non-Enterprise Clients: For this type of client, Upwork charges the freelancer a sliding scale fee based physician data on the non-enterprise client’s lifetime earnings. Any contract is considered: hourly, fixed price, or projects from the project catalog. The service fee is charged as follows:
20% – $500 and below
10% – $500.01 to $10,000
5% – $10,000 and above
Enterprise Clients: In this category, Upwork negotiates individual contracts with these companies on a case-by-case basis.
The service charge for Enterprise contracts is a flat rate of 10%. Customer profiles are identified as Enterprise customers by a badge.
Customers
$14.99 per month subscription fee for Upwork Plus customers;
Custom pricing based on the level of service needed for Upwork Enterprise clients.
For Payroll Services, 23% is deducted from the employee's salary – 10% for Upwork and 13% for payroll costs;
Payments made by all customers are subject to a mandatory 3% fee to cover administration and payment processing costs.